It is not known whether this POD is canon in the current version of Random Kingdom III.
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| - Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
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| - It is not known whether this POD is canon in the current version of Random Kingdom III.
- The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains was a major battle in the late stages of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, fought in what is now France between Roman- and Hun-led alliances on 20 June 451 CE. In the alternate timeline that would later spawn the mirror universe, Roman General Flavius Aetius overthrew his liege Emperor Valentinian III following the battle, which led to the Western Empire surviving a little longer than in the prime universe. (Bait and Switch: "Brother on Brother, Daughter on Mother")
- The historian Jordanes states that Attila was enticed by the Vandals' king Gaiseric to wage war on the Visigoths. At the same time, Gaiseric would attempt to sow strife between the Visigoths and the Western Roman Empire (Getica 36.184–6). Another possible explanation is that in 449, the King of the Franks, Chlodio, died. Aetius had adopted the younger son of the Franks to secure the Rhine Frontier, and the elder son had fled to the court of Attila.
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| - the Hunnic invasion of Gaul
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| - The Huns at the Battle of Chalons
- by Alphonse de Neuville
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| Casualties
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- Unknown , but heavy
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| - Tactically inconclusive; withdrawal of the Huns; Strategic Roman/Visigothic victory
- Roman-Visigothic strategic victory
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| Place
| - Approximately the region of Champagne-Ardenne in the northeastern part of present-day France
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| - Battle of Châlons
- Hunnic invasion of Gaul
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| - It is not known whether this POD is canon in the current version of Random Kingdom III.
- The historian Jordanes states that Attila was enticed by the Vandals' king Gaiseric to wage war on the Visigoths. At the same time, Gaiseric would attempt to sow strife between the Visigoths and the Western Roman Empire (Getica 36.184–6). Other contemporary writers offer different motivations: Honoria, a troublesome sister of the emperor Valentinian III, had been married off to the loyal senator Herculanus a few years before. This kept her in respectable confinement. In 450, she sent a message to the Hunnic king asking for Attila's help in escaping her confinement. She offered her hand in marriage, and half of the empire as dowry. He demanded Honoria to be delivered along with the dowry. Valentinian rejected these demands, and Attila used it as an excuse to launch a destructive campaign through Gaul. Another possible explanation is that in 449, the King of the Franks, Chlodio, died. Aetius had adopted the younger son of the Franks to secure the Rhine Frontier, and the elder son had fled to the court of Attila. Attila crossed the Rhine early in 451 with his followers and a large number of allies, sacking Divodurum (Metz) on April 7. Other cities attacked can be determined by the hagiographic vitae written to commemorate their bishops: Nicasius was slaughtered before the altar of his church in Rheims; Servatus is alleged to have saved Tongeren with his prayers, as Genevieve is to have saved Paris. Lupus, bishop of Troyes, is also credited with saving his city by meeting Attila in person. Attila's army had reached Aurelianum by June. This fortified city guarded an important crossing over the Loire. According to Jordanes, the Alan king Sangiban, whose foederati realm included Aurelianum, had promised to open the city gates; this siege is confirmed by the account of the Vita S. Anianus and in the later account of Gregory of Tours, although Sangiban's name does not appear in their accounts. However, the inhabitants of Aurelianum shut their gates against the advancing invaders. Attila began to besiege the city, while he waited for Sangiban to deliver on his promise.
- The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains was a major battle in the late stages of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, fought in what is now France between Roman- and Hun-led alliances on 20 June 451 CE. In the alternate timeline that would later spawn the mirror universe, Roman General Flavius Aetius overthrew his liege Emperor Valentinian III following the battle, which led to the Western Empire surviving a little longer than in the prime universe. (Bait and Switch: "Brother on Brother, Daughter on Mother")
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